H1B Report
Salary comparison

Chemical Engineers vs Data Scientists

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Chemical Engineers
SOC 17-2041Rank #49
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricChemical EngineersData Scientists
Median wage$96,013$114,941
P25 wage$83,200$90,200
P75 wage$115,482$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$32,282$54,800
Total filings8,238213,508
Wage samples8,229213,202
Rank#49#3

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Chemical Engineers
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Chemical Engineers

  • 1OR2,293$98,925
  • 2CA1,662$118,830
  • 3TX530$94,045
  • 4MA420$98,695
  • 5AZ310$91,125

Top 5 hiring states — Data Scientists

  • 1CA43,941$142,122
  • 2NY27,091$132,000
  • 3TX25,149$102,690
  • 4WA18,953$135,100
  • 5IL10,447$100,000
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